Dams across Ontario get $75M revamp, extending lifespans for up to 100 years including in Baysville and Huntsville
Muskoka Region The provincial government is investing more than $75 million to rehabilitate 10 dams across Ontario a project aimed at extending the lifespan of each structure by up to […]
Compare and contrast: Water bills in England and Wales set to rise a third to fix broken sector
Reuters Water bills in England and Wales are set to rise by just over a third in the next five years to help tackle sewage spills. Click here to […]
First Nation under a boil-water advisory for 19 years declares state of emergency
CBC The community’s wastewater lift system is broken and raw sewage is spewing into a creek that goes directly into the Albany River, said Chief Bruce Achneepineskum. “It’s outdated, it’s […]
Compare and contrast: Plumbing poverty: More people living without running water in US cities since global financial crisis
Phys.org More American cities even those seen as affluent are home to people living without running water as people are being “squeezed” by unaffordable housing and the cost-of-living crisis, new […]
Compare and contrast: Release of 300,000 litres of water in Saltair ‘criminal act of vandalism’
Times Colonist The loss of that much water from the hydrants near Chemainus and Olsen roads will have a serious impact on firefighting capacity, the district said, adding similar incidents […]
Quebec residents frustrated by delays in flood relief payments
Insurance Business Quebec residents impacted by severe flooding in August, caused by the remnants of Hurricane Debby, are expressing frustration as the provincial government has processed fewer than 10% of […]
Compare and contrast: After victory over Florida in water war, Georgia will let farmers drill new irrigation wells
Associated Press For more than a decade, farmers in parts of southwest Georgia haven’t been able to drill new irrigation wells to the Floridian aquifer, the groundwater nearest the surface. […]
Compare and contrast: Climate change could overwhelm sewage systems. Here’s how green infrastructure could help
Phys.org Victorian-era sewage systems were simply not designed for the climate we are heading towards. This has major implications for public health, water quality and urban living. Click here […]
Compare and contrast: Cutting-edge satellite tracks lake water levels in Ohio River Basin
Phys.org The Ohio River Basin stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois and contains a system of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers that drains an area almost as large as France. Since early […]
Compare and contrast: Machine learning framework improves groundwater recharge estimates in Western Australia
Phys.org A new study led by Griffith University has unveiled a machine learning-based framework to accurately estimate groundwater recharge in the Perth Basin, with a particular focus on the Gnangara […]
